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Colorado LLC Foreign Registration in Massachusetts

Massachusetts registers an LLC from Colorado as a foreign LLC on a paper registration (no form number), with $520 in state fees. Massachusetts also asks for Colorado's Certificate of Good Standing (free), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division from your Colorado records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

Colorado and Massachusetts side by side

	Colorado formed here	Massachusetts registering here
Document	Colorado Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Limited Liability Company Application for Registration (no form number)
State fee	No fee	$520 at order (filing fee $500 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Colorado: online as an instant PDF	Filed on Massachusetts's paper form
Paid expedite		$20
Office	Colorado Secretary of State, Business Program	Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division
Official page	sos.state.co.us	sec.state.ma.us
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Periodic Report, $25, every year	Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report, $500, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	On or before the anniversary date of registration to do business in Massachusetts
Agent	Your Colorado registered agent	Our Massachusetts resident agent

From Colorado to Massachusetts, step by step

Order the Colorado certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing (free) is ordered from Colorado separately; it is not part of our Massachusetts order. An instant Colorado certificate reaches Massachusetts only hours old, well inside the limit of 90 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Massachusetts resident agent, with your Colorado name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Colorado delays the Massachusetts filing. After approval, your Colorado LLC is registered with Massachusetts.

Massachusetts costs for Colorado companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$520
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Colorado	No fee
Our service, with a year of Massachusetts resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Colorado certificate included	$719

Massachusetts's paid expedite is optional and not in the total.

Will your Colorado name work for Massachusetts?

Massachusetts can hold a name for $30 before you file.

Agents: Massachusetts and Colorado

Massachusetts calls it a resident agent; Colorado says registered agent. Massachusetts papers come to us; Colorado's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Colorado and Massachusetts

Each year your LLC files Colorado's Periodic Report ($25) and Massachusetts's Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report ($500). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Colorado plus Massachusetts comes to $674 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

Registering a Massachusetts company in Colorado

An LLC formed in Massachusetts that registers with Colorado files Colorado's registration (no form number) with $100 in state fees; no Massachusetts certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Colorado to Massachusetts

Does my Colorado company need to register in Massachusetts?

Yes, once a Colorado business operates there; Massachusetts registers it as a foreign LLC.

How much does it cost to register a Colorado LLC in Massachusetts?

$719 at checkout, plus Colorado's Certificate of Good Standing, which is free.

Do I need Colorado's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Massachusetts wants it (free), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Colorado and Massachusetts?

$674 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $25 to Colorado and $500 to Massachusetts for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Massachusetts?

A Colorado company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Massachusetts can add a civil penalty of up to $500.

Does Massachusetts require a registered agent?

Yes: the Colorado registered agent stays, and ours covers Massachusetts for year one.

Can I form a new Massachusetts LLC instead?

Yes, but Colorado keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Massachusetts's Limited Liability Company Annual Report ($520), and the original keeps Colorado's Periodic Report.

How do I withdraw from Massachusetts later?

Colorado companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal ($100); until then, Massachusetts's report stays due alongside Colorado's filings.

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